Ford 2014 Focus ST Supplement Manual page 4

Introduction
This supplement complements your Focus Owner's Manual and
provides information specific to the Focus ST. By referring to the pages
listed in this supplement, you can identify those features,
recommendations and specifications unique to your new Focus ST. If
there are any discrepancies between this supplement and the Focus
Owner's Manual, this supplement shall supersede the information found
in the Focus Owner's Manual.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your Focus ST, please
call the Ford Performance Info Center at 1-800-FORD-SVT (367-3788).
SVT HISTORY
The Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT) was established in 1991 to polish
the Ford Oval by creating low-volume, factory-produced vehicles
designed for those select few whose idea of driving is a high-powered,
passionate experience — not just a means of getting from point A to
point B.
In a move to support this spirited enthusiasm, Ford Motor Company
carefully integrated the wide array of talent in the company into a small,
cross-functional group of engineers and product planners, housed
together under one roof with a common mission: to create vehicles
specifically designed to meet the unique needs and desires of the
knowledgeable driving enthusiast.
More than 200000 SVT vehicles have been produced since the 1993
model year. These include the SVT Mustang Cobra and the Cobra R, the
SVT F-150 Lightning, the SVT Contour, the SVT Focus, Ford GT, Shelby
GT500, GT500KR and the F-150 SVT Raptor.
TEAM RS HISTORY
TeamRS traces its' roots back nearly 60 years from the Lotus Ford
Cortina and Twin Cam Escorts of the mid 1960's, through the first RS
branded Escorts of the 1970's to the founding of Special Vehicle
Engineering (SVE) in 1980. Through the 1980s and 90s, SVE delivered a
breadth of vehicles from exciting XR and RS branded road going
performance cars through homologation specials such as the iconic Sierra
Cosworth RS500. The first ST (Sport Technology) vehicle appeared in
1996 as the ST24 Mondeo. The first collaboration between Ford's
European and North American performance teams appeared in 2002 as
the ST170 in Europe and SVT Focus in North America. In 2003, TeamRS
replaced SVE in Europe as performance car and motorsport personnel
were brought together as one team. TeamRS subsequently created the
2004 Fiesta ST, 2005 Focus ST and 2009 Focus RS.
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2014 Focus ST (stf)
Supplement, 1st Printing, June 2013
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